Peter sellers plays dodger lane in this blackandwhite movie from the carry on era of british cinema. The original music score was composed by buxton orr. His acting career reached a peak in the 1960s with leading roles in other films like two way stretch 1960, the trials of oscar wilde 1960, murder ahoy. Two way stretch 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
While in prison and, finishing out his sentence along with the rest of his motleyband for the last caper they tried to pulloff, he thinks the crafty fellow that he is, that he has comeup with the perfect caper. Two way stretch is a comedycrime film directed by robert day, released on january 23 of 1961 in the usa. Peter sellers stars in this comedic caper as criminal mastermind dodger lane, who, while serving the last couple weeks of a prison sentence, hatches a plan for the perfect robbery with his two cellmates. Two way stretch 1960 trivia 5 add new liz fraser ethel was still learning to drive at the time the film was made. Two way stretch was a dry run for the wrong arm of the law, which also featured peter sellers and bernard cribbins as crooks tangling with law enforcer lionel jeffries. Forget inspector clouseau,this is the definitive peter sellers.
Two way stretch 1960 stream and watch online moviefone. Two way stretch 1960 movie clip not enough rocks to. Released 1960, two way stretch stars peter sellers, wilfrid hydewhite, david lodge, bernard cribbins the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Corridors of blood is a 1958 britishamerican horror film directed by robert day. Twoway stretch, sometimes titled nothing barred, is a 1960 british comedy film, about a group of prisoners who plan to break out of jail, commit a robbery, and then break back into jail again, thus giving them the perfect alibi that they were behind bars when the robbery occurred. The movie takes place again in the fictional wangan station of the tokyo metropolitan police department the once empty space within wangans jurisdiction has become a popular tourist attraction. March 5 for the first time since coming home from military service in germany, elvis presley returns to hollywood to film g. Peter sellers has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. From the book by famed western author louis lamor, the quick and the dead is a rousing adventure recalling alltime greats li. When a string of murders of company execs begins taking place, aoshima jumps at the opportunity to pursue something other than his current case, which. In two way stretch from 1960 and directed by robert day, the great peter sellers is dodger lane a wouldbe master criminal.
Two way stretch the 1960 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This weeks movie, the list of adrian messenger has just ended. Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by. Two way stretch 1960 filming locations 9 frensham ponds, farnham, surrey, england, uk dodger, jelly and lennie dump the prison van and escape in a dustbin van which returns them to the prison. The prison governor maurice denham prides himself on running a perfect prison, and the inmates use his benevolence to live comfortably. Two way stretch 1960, uk im not sure how comedy capers are different from ordinary comedies, but this is definitely in the caper mould. But while that later film is tightly plotted, offbeat and consistently hilarious, this. Two way stretch 1960 movie clip you know your vicar.
First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer. Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. Dodger lane peter sellers is nearing the end of a threeyear robbery sentence alongside accomplices jelly knight david lodge. Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi. In the scene where ethel follows the army convoy in an aston martin, she kept stalling as she set off on cue, so ropes were attached to the front of the car, out of shot, and it. Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. Two way stretch has been ranked 526 times, wins 54. If you havent seen this movie youre in for a treat. Peter sellers is starring, alongside david lodge, bernard cribbins, wilfrid hydewhite, maurice denham and lionel jeffries. Two way stretch 1960 movie clip you know your vicar we don t initially know that wilfrid hydewhite isn t a vicar, as he visits the prison warden maurice denham, but when cagey inmate dodger peter sellers is brought in for counseling, we learn he s really the notorious crook soapy, in the britishmade comedy two way stretch, 1960. Blues june 16 premiere of alfred hitchcocks landmark film, psycho in the united states. Two way stretch 1960 dodger lane peter sellers has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. This clip from twoway stretch sets the scene very nicely, with dodger lane.
Two way stretch 1960 dodger lane peter sellers is nearing the end of a threeyear robbery sentence alongside accomplices jelly knight david lodge and lennie price bernard cribbins. Two way stretch 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Two way stretch 1960, a film by robert day theiapolis. Two way stretch 1960 cast and crew dodger lane peter sellers is nearing the end of a threeyear robbery sentence alongside accomplices jelly. Within its 87minute time span, two way stretch takes satirical potshots at political bleeding hearts, obese middle eastern potentates, and regulationbound british police officials. If you are into these classic comedy films from the 50s and 60s, or you are a peter. Twoway stretch, sometimes titled nothing barred, is a 1960 british comedy film, about a group of prisoners who plan to break out of jail, commit a robbery, and. Within its 87minute time span, twoway stretch takes satirical potshots at political bleeding hearts, obese middle eastern potentates, and regulationbound british police officials. Two way stretch 1960 backdrops the movie database tmdb. From the golden era of british comedy, twoway stretch is a classic and well worth ninety minutes of. Dodger lane has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. From the golden era of british comedy, twoway stretch is a classic and well worth ninety minutes of anybobys time. Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene.
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